I am posting a preview of the house we rented. We arrived safely and are enjoying a very relaxing, fun time at our beautiful mountain home. Great to see Eric and Tanna. Everyone says HOWDY ya'all!!! Oh, BTW, we had to climb a gravel mountain road to get up ...

Once we got to the first pony gate it was only about a quarter of a mile further before we ran into our first pony pack! Grace, who promised she wouldn't freak out, got so excited that she squealed so hard and almost punched me when she saw her first pony. Needless to say I was startled and was relived it was just a pony! They were so sweet. Some were skiddish and others were super friendly. They came right up to us. # 1 Matt leaned down ...

Our summer adventure is coming to an end. Its been busy here on the east coast and we have loved seeing so many of our friends (we've missed you all so much)! We had dinner with Brittany and Honore and their sweet little boy in New York, dinner at The Lobster Shack in Maine with Lindsay, pool time with Jennie, grilling around a campfire with Mitch and Emily and Jennie in Charlottesville VA, and now ...

... tiger swallowtail butterflies here, taking advantage of what flowers there were. Soon we came to what used to be the restaurant and gift shop that are now closed then crossed the parkway and walked past the also-closed lodge. Apparently budget cuts and a lack of private partnerships have shuttered these amenities. Past the lodge, we stopped at the Wildcat Rock Overlook and had lunch here. This spot had perhaps the best ...